465. The Seventeenth of Imperial Capital
Chapter 465
The twins were still worried about their mother's reputation. However, when they heard that Brother Chongyang was going to return to Beichang Mansion, the twins would give up the matter of cleansing their mother's reputation. They first yelled at the ignition of lighting up the lamp and boiling oil to write letters to their great-grandmother, grandmother, grandmother and elder sister.
He Zijin found it interesting and joked with A Nian, "Everyone has a habit, and the twins' habit is to write letters."
A Nian smiled, "I see, they are bragging."
Before leaving in Chongyang, the letter from Beichang Mansion was sent back. There were many things sent together with the letter. Beichang Mansion's medicinal materials and local products, and other things sent by each family.
The twins also received letters from their great-grandmother and elder sister. It was the first time that someone had written to them for so long. The twins were so happy that they hurriedly opened them up and saw that the great-grandmother mainly praised their heroic deeds in the official school. The great-grandmother originally loved to praise their children, and the twins bragged about their ability in the letter, so that the great-grandmother even praised them as having nothing in heaven, human and human.
After reading the letters written by the great-grandmother to them, the baby planned to frame the letter and hang it in the house to read them every day. As for the eldest sister's letter, it was not so likable. The eldest sister said that they were bored in writing four identical letters, and said something to them for a good study. As for the boy who bullied the twins, Ah Xi said that when she came, the imperial capital would beat the boy half to death and told him to know the three eyes of Prince Ma!
In short, A Xi’s letter is very majestic!
The twins felt that although the elder brother criticized them for writing four identical letters, they didn't understand their good intentions, the elder sister was also very good to them. In particular, the elder sister brought them a small box of gifts, which were made by the elder sister himself. Although they were not very good, there was a two-two-pound small gold cube in each cube. You said that the twins liked it, just like their elder sister's cube. In fact, the small gold cube in the cube had been storing the private room evenly.
When the twins saw that there was something that the elder sister gave to Azhen, they happily asked to deliver it to Azhen for their elder sister.
He Zijin smiled, "If you want to go, go."
The twins went to run errands happily.
He Zijin had time to read the letters from home. He's old lady wrote the longest letter, as if the women of the He family were good at writing letters. He's old lady praised the twins in the letter, and of course, he didn't forget to praise the twins and their mother. He's mainly told her own girls about their affairs. He said that the imperial capital was full of powerful people and could not be regarded as a bun on weekdays, but he should not offend people too strongly. He had to use both soft and hard to stand firm. He wrote a lot, but basically that's what it means. The next one was a long passage praising his grandson Jin Ge'er. That was simply, after reading the letter from her grandmother, He Zijin felt that her mother was not like an ordinary woman, as if Nezha was reincarnated. After praising her grandson, He's old lady told her granddaughter to keep the clothes she gave her well.
Shen also sent a letter. Besides, Shen packed up the things that he had for his children and his parents' home. Shen even brought some things from the house to avoid too much time moving.
Therefore, today, both Jiangshen and the two families were extremely happy.
In this way, when he left Chongyang, he was inevitably a messenger and a messenger. Chongyang had no regrets, but he had some opinions about the cart of things that Ji Zhen wanted to bring. Although this was Ji Zhen's sister for A Xi, the family was about to return to the imperial capital, why do you still have so many things to bring?
Well, Chongyang is just a little bit of a complaint. My brother-in-law is good to his sister, so this is naturally a good thing.
After leaving Double Ninth Festival, another major event happened in the Imperial Capital City.
Cao Chengen, who was demoted to the fourth level of the title, returned to the capital. It is said that since the death of the previous emperor, Empress Dowager Cao took office, the Cao family was glorious and extraordinary as Empress Dowager Cao's mother's family. Many people believe that the Cao family will rewrite the glory of the Hu family back then.
As a result, no one expected that Empress Dowager Cao would offend the Empress Dowager so much in order to build a palace. Although the Empress Dowager did not punish Empress Dowager Cao, he in anger reduced the title of Cao family, which was no different from punishing Empress Dowager Cao.
Due to the fact that Marquis Cao's journey back to the imperial capital, which was originally very glorious, became a little dim, so that after receiving the title, Marquis Cao, who was demoted from a duke to a marquis, returned to the imperial capital in a low-key manner.
However, as soon as Marquis Cao returned to the Imperial Capital, he knew everything he should know. No, the first thing Marquis Cao did when he returned to the Imperial Capital was to go to the palace to apologize to the Empress Dowager. It is said that Marquis Cao cried bitterly in Ci'en Palace and claimed his guilt. The Empress Dowager's attitude was a little vague, because, generally speaking, the Empress Dowager was very kind to others, so he took He Zijin, but he just talked with the Empress Dowager. Now he is a gentleman for the Princess Princess in the palace. He is not a confidant in front of the Empress Dowager. He often receives rewards from the Empress Dowager. As soon as the autumn comes, He Zijin has obtained a few pieces of thick material.
However, after Marquis Cao apologized, the Empress Dowager did not comfort him.
When A Nian received this news, she also analyzed with Sister Zijin what the Empress Dowager meant.
He Zijin thought for a while and said, "The Empress Dowager is always generous. You think she has rewarded me from time to time, but fortunately. Sometimes when the Empress Dowager thinks about it, she will reward me and ask me to bring it back together. The Cao family is not a family without a name or a surname. This can only mean that the Empress Dowager is still not very happy."
A Nian said, "In theory, the Cao family was demoted, and the Empress Dowager was not a person without a heart."
"No matter how thoughtful I am, I can't resist Empress Cao's journey to the Empress Dowager these days." He Zijin said, "I can see Empress Su these days when I entered the palace. I have never seen Empress Cao. Once, when the Internal Affairs Office sent medicinal materials to Fengyi Palace, Empress Su also ordered to pick some high-end bird's nests to deliver to Empress Cao."
"Is it possible that Empress Cao is sick?" A Nian thought, "No, if the illness cannot be cured, the Empress Dowager is not a mean person." After a brief thought, he came to a conclusion, "So, Empress Cao is pretending to be sick!" As he said that, he looked at Sister Zijin.
He Zijin nodded slightly, "I think so. But, what kind of personality do you think about Empress Cao? She offended the Empress Dowager first because of the out-of-order incident. Not to mention that the two palaces have different identities, even in an ordinary family, if the daughter-in-law did something wrong, she should have thought about asking her mother-in-law to make up for the mistakes in the first place. How could she pretend to be sick and avoid seeing her?"
A Nian shook her head, very worried about the little emperor being such a stupid girl. A Nian said, "Even if Empress Cao understood these principles first, now that she is Your Majesty's biological mother, I'm afraid she won't understand it."
A Nian said, "Those who make trouble are always bad, your Majesty's face is not good."
He Zijin said, "No matter how much trouble you make, there will always be a right or wrong. If Your Majesty can clearly determine whether it is right or wrong here, even if you cannot rule the government now and make the family affairs clear and refreshed, not only will the harem have rules, but also the relationship between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty's descendants will be beneficial."
A Nian said, "It's not so easy. The country governs the world with filial piety. Besides, one is a biological mother who raised herself and the other is a grandmother of the next generation. I think that even in terms of emotions, Your Majesty is still biased against Empress Cao."
He Zijin sighed, "If this is the case, it is not called filial piety, but filial piety. It is the elder. Is there no time to do something wrong? Correcting the elder's mistakes will not make her make more and more mistakes. It is also filial piety. Is filial piety the only way to obey all things?"
A Nian agreed deeply, but A Nian said, "We can understand this principle, but who dares to tell Your Majesty? If it were in the past, I might have mentioned it tactfully with Your Majesty. Now, except for morning court, I have no reason to enter the palace, and I can't even say it."
He Zijin comforted him, "Many principles cannot be understood by saying it. Otherwise, those who study are all wise people. If I want me to say it, whether I can understand it depends entirely on whether I can understand it. After all, Your Majesty is still young and can do nothing, so how can you grow up? If I want me to say that it is not a bad thing to do something."
A Nian nodded, still feeling a little worried, and asked Sister Zijin to pay a little attention to Queen Mother Cao when she entered the palace. Of course, either asked Sister Zijin to inquire, or heard a few words or check if Queen Mother Cao had gone to Ci'en Palace to pay tribute.
Naturally, Empress Dowager Cao didn't go.
He Zijin felt that this matter was not very good. Now, Marquis Cao has returned to the imperial capital. What does it mean that you are not showing up yet?
Not only He Zijin couldn't understand this matter, but the Cao family was also deeply worried about it. According to the Marquis Cao's meaning, Empress Dowager Cao shouldn't be "ill". Marquis Cao and his wife said, "You should advise the Empress to be soft-hearted with Ci'en Palace earlier. What's the point of being 'ill'? I'm so weird that I went to Ci'en Palace to apologize. The Empress Dowager was always indifferent."
Mrs. Cao understood her daughter very well and defended her daughter, "It's not a fault for the empress, after all, she is the empress dowager of a country. Who would feel better after suddenly losing this face?"
Marquis Cao sighed, "We should weigh the pros and cons first when encountering things, let's put it aside for the good and bad. Now the government is always looking for the Empress Dowager, why bother to face the Empress Dowager? The Empress is the same, why not just build a palace, just a little smaller, but I can do anything, but I will endure it for a while, and I will not have a chance to live in the future." Of course, it was just the couple's private words, Marquis Cao dared to say this. Marquis Cao was also telling the truth, just from age to age, the Empress Dowager was almost sixty years old. When the grandson took power, the daughter's blessing was behind, so why bother to argue for the length of time?
Mrs. Cao was so scared that she said this to her husband. Seeing that her husband looked calm, Mrs. Cao calmed down and discussed with her husband, "Otherwise, I will go to the palace tomorrow to persuade the empress."
"Should this be the case."
Mrs. Cao went there, but she didn't see Empress Dowager Cao. When she was about to visit her daughter in Ci'en Palace, she was sent out by the Empress Dowager. Not only was Mrs. Cao deposed, but Empress Dowager Cao, who had been ill in her palace because of the fact that Shoukang Palace exceeded the system, was also pointed out by the Empress Dowager directly pretending to be sick and not serving her mother-in-law, and directly demoted Marquis Cao to Earl Cao.
The fashionable and calm new Earl Cao was stunned.
It was only now that many people in the dynasty who thought that the matter of the Shoukang Palace had passed that they realized that the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother had never finished speaking.
The powerful circle of powerful people who returned to the imperial capital, which was bullish on the Cao family's market, and because of the Cao family's re-reduction of titles, they were mostly waiting and watching the Cao family. After all, even the Hu family, the mother of Taizong, was still a man with his tail when Emperor Taizong had not taken power.
It was really too early to place bets on the Cao family at this time.
The Empress Dowager's two relegations to the Cao family made many people uneasy. Among these many people, there is undoubtedly one A Nian. He Zijin advised him, "As the saying goes, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind or the west wind overwhelms the world. The Empress Dowager was in power for many years, wouldn't it be normal to suppress the Cao family?"
A Nian said seriously, "It's okay for the Empress Dowager to suppress the Cao family. To be honest, I feel that the Empress Dowager is right in public or private affairs. However, my sister didn't pay attention. The last time the Shoukang Palace was overtaken by the Ci'en Palace, the one who surpassed the Ci'en Palace. Not to mention that the court was originally concerned about etiquette and law, the affairs of the Shoukang Palace have been criticized by Qingliu. This time, the Empress Dowager, who was demoted to the Cao family for her pretending to be sick and disrespectful, is not a minor mistake."
The Empress Dowager seemed to have not held Empress Dowager Cao accountable, but only surrendered the title of the Cao family. However, the Empress Dowager was so strict when he took action twice, and it didn't seem like he wanted to teach Empress Dowager Cao a little lesson.
Chapter completed!